administrator to exercise direct control over teacher bargaining by the provincial government. In 2014 he left the board of School District 46 to run as councillor for the Town of Gibsons, topping the poll. As a councillor he represented the Town for two years at the Sunshine Coast Regional District and led initiatives to improve a major intersection; start a homeless shelter; expand the local, self-sustaining water service; and secure federal land for a provincial supportive housing facility. He also collaborated regionally with Josie Osborne, Lisa Helps and others to start the British Columbia Social Procurement Initiative, the first of its kind in Canada. After returning to Nightwood Editions and working as a local government consultant in homelessness, housing, economic development, water stewardship, public engagement and Indigenous relations, White ran for mayor of Gibsons in 2022, winning with 82.4% of the vote. References General reference Moore, John (2006). "Award Winners Follow B.C. Publisher White", The Vancouver Sun, February 18, 2006. Hanson, Cheri and Weiler, Derek (2009) "12 to Watch", Quill & Quire, March, 2009. Bibliography 1993: Local Heroes: A History of the Western Hockey League (Harbour Publishing) 1999: The Encyclopedia of British Columbia (Harbour Publishing) Living people 1977 births Canadian book publishers (people) Canadian non-fiction writers People from Gibsons, British Columbia